Army launches door-to-door searches in Bandipore village

Amidst continuous snowfall, Army and other security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Onagam village of Bandipore. The searches were bases on a specific intelligence inputs about presence of militants in the areas. Heavy deployment of counter-insurgency special Rashtriya Rifles of Army and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police was seen in the areas. However, after three hours of searches amidst continous snowfall the operation was called off as no militant could be traced.